Dwight Howard
- Seasons
- 2004-05 to 2021-22
- Position
- C
- Height
- 6′10″
- Weight
- 265 lb
- Born
- Dec 8, 1985
- Draft
- 2004, round 1, pick 1
1Championships
8All-League teams
8All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 21.3
- True shooting
- .602
- Effective FG
- .588
- Usage rate
- 22.2
- Win shares
- 142.0
- WS per 48
- .173
- Box plus/minus
- 1.9
- VORP
- 39.1
- Best season, WS
- 14.4
- Best season, BPM
- 5.3
- MVP vote shares
- 1.25
- Finals appearances
- 2
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 5 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 2 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 | ORL | 19 | 82 | 2,670 | 17.2 | .571 | .520 | 16.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 7.3 | .131 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 111 | 104 |
| 2005-06 | ORL | 20 | 82 | 3,021 | 19.3 | .565 | .531 | 21.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 8.6 | .137 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 108 | 103 |
| 2006-07 | ORL | 21 | 82 | 3,023 | 21.1 | .619 | .603 | 22.7 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 9.7 | .154 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 107 | 99 |
| 2007-08 | ORL | 22 | 82 | 3,088 | 22.9 | .619 | .599 | 24.2 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 12.9 | .200 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 113 | 99 |
| 2008-09 | ORL | 23 | 79 | 2,821 | 25.4 | .600 | .572 | 26.1 | 6.2 | 7.6 | 13.8 | .234 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 113 | 95 |
| 2009-10 | ORL | 24 | 82 | 2,843 | 24.0 | .630 | .612 | 23.9 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 13.2 | .223 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 113 | 95 |
| 2010-11 | ORL | 25 | 78 | 2,935 | 26.1 | .616 | .593 | 27.2 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 14.4 | .235 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 113 | 94 |
| 2011-12 | ORL | 26 | 54 | 2,070 | 24.2 | .569 | .573 | 26.1 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 7.7 | .179 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 106 | 96 |
| 2012-13 | LAL | 27 | 76 | 2,722 | 19.4 | .573 | .579 | 22.2 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 7.6 | .134 | -0.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 105 | 100 |
| 2013-14 | HOU | 28 | 71 | 2,396 | 21.3 | .600 | .593 | 24.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 8.0 | .161 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 109 | 101 |
| 2014-15 | HOU | 29 | 41 | 1,223 | 19.2 | .596 | .595 | 23.3 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3.6 | .140 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -0.4 | 0.5 | 105 | 100 |
| 2015-16 | HOU | 30 | 71 | 2,280 | 18.9 | .604 | .620 | 18.4 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 6.6 | .138 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 111 | 104 |
| 2016-17 | ATL | 31 | 74 | 2,199 | 20.8 | .627 | .633 | 19.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 8.3 | .181 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 115 | 100 |
| 2017-18 | CHO | 32 | 81 | 2,463 | 20.5 | .577 | .556 | 24.2 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 6.8 | .132 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 1.2 | 108 | 104 |
| 2018-19 | WAS | 33 | 9 | 230 | 17.4 | .638 | .623 | 19.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | .124 | -1.3 | -1.7 | -3.0 | -0.1 | 116 | 111 |
| 2019-20 | LAL | 34 | 69 | 1,306 | 18.7 | .696 | .735 | 14.7 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 5.4 | .197 | -1.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 125 | 103 |
| 2020-21 | PHI | 35 | 69 | 1,196 | 17.8 | .610 | .596 | 18.2 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 4.0 | .159 | -2.1 | 0.6 | -1.5 | 0.1 | 113 | 102 |
| 2021-22 | LAL | 36 | 60 | 971 | 18.2 | .657 | .630 | 14.6 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 3.5 | .174 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 128 | 109 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.